Month: March 2021
Facebook reportedly under probe for ‘systemic’ racial bias in hiring and promotions
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is looking into allegations of racial bias and hiring practices at Facebook, a probe which the agency has designated as “systemic,” Reuters reported. In July, Facebook employee Oscar Veneszee, Jr., who is Black, filed a complaint with the EEOC along with two people Veneszee…
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Hitting the Books: Elon Musk and the quest to build a better rocket engine
Putting people safely into orbit is no small feat, especially without the seemingly limitless R&D budgets afforded to national space programs. However that has done little to dissuade a new generation of the private spaceflight companies from loo… Source
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This Week in Apps: App Store bill passes AZ House, ‘deep nostalgia’ goes viral, Twitter Spaces arrives on Android
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes…
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COVID-19 vaccine supplies are on the rise in the US
The US government is feeling optimistic about vaccines. By the end of May, it should have enough to vaccinate every adult in the country, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Not only that, but Americans are feeling pretty good about the vaccine, too. About 69 percent of Americans had either…
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Apple’s Powerbeats3 are on sale for just $78
The best headphones for sound quality are bulky, over-ear monstrosities that typically require an amplifier, but that just won’t do when you’re working up a sweat. That’s where the Apple Powerbeats3 come in, and they’re on sale right now for $77.99,… Source
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Apple will stop selling the iMac Pro
If you were hoping to buy an iMac Pro for some serious work, you'd better act quickly. 9to5Mac reports (and Apple has confirmed to Engadget) that Apple is winding down sales of its all-in-one workstation. You can still buy one, but it's limit… Source
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